IMS Technology Services helped Neumann University celebrate its anniversary with projection mapping that transformed its gymnasium stage by using motion graphics
Jason Cataldi, CTS, is VP of sales and marketing, meeting and event staging for IMS Technology Services.He said that among the biggest questions asked of IMS during the initial brainstorm- ing sessions with their clients surrounds ways to engage or "wow" the audience while still delivering the core meeting mes- sage. "People are so used to receiving information quickly and at their fingertips. Audiences almost expect to be entertained when attending a meeting."
Creating this kind of environment often extends beyond pro- duction support when presenting the client's message to the audience,noted Cataldi.
He said that even seating-style must to be taken into considera- tion. "One of the trendswe have seen and successfully produced ismore of a theater-in-the-round seating
style.Using stadium-style seating with a center stage is appealing to our meeting stake- holders, as it provides them the ability to move about the stage and present 360-degrees. This is a great choice and very effective when your presenters are skilled and want a more intimate set- ting."
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POD seating is another simple seating layout that can improve attendee interactive engagement,he added."Just placing rounds and rectangular seating styles in a meeting setting is already dif- ferent. Placing soft seating with tables in a more traditional POD seating arrangement, coupled with meeting technology like Audience Response Systems (ARS) using iPads where the group is required to work together and present a solution or answer, can really stir creativity and deliver valuable team input."
Stephen J. Wildemann, president of Advanced Staging Productions, has helped to create many unforgettable event experiences for a wide variety of groups. "Events are getting big- ger and bolder," he said,"withmore elaborate rigging and scale, transforming the location to a new venue with the use of lighting and video. The continued emergence of moving LED lights has presented the industry with a plethora of options in comple- menting a variety of creative scenic backgrounds, as well as working in tandem with video-based scenic treatments."
Jason Showers, lighting designer for Advanced Staging Productions added, “Fixtures such as the Martin Mac Aura, the
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